Madden signs extension with EA

EA Sports today announced that John Madden has signed a multi-year agreement to continue to license his name and appear in and consult on the development of future releases of Madden NFL.

“John Madden personifies authentic football in any medium — television or interactive,” said Electronic Arts Chairman and CEO Larry Probst. “We look forward to a great future with John in EA SPORTS Madden NFL.”

“I am proud that we started to develop Madden Football twenty years ago,” said Madden. “Each year our goal is to improve the game, and with EA, we have been able to do that.”

The 16th installment of the franchise, Madden NFL 06, will be available for the PSP in September.